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- Dictionarycolourful/ˈkʌləf(ʊ)l/
adjective
- 1. having much or varied colour; bright: "a colourful array of fruit" Similar Opposite
- 2. full of interest; lively and exciting: "a controversial and colourful character" Similar Opposite
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COLORFUL definition: 1. US spelling of colourful 2. having bright colors or a lot of different colors : 3. interesting…. Learn more.
COLOURFUL definition: 1. having bright colours or a lot of different colours: 2. interesting and exciting: 3. UK…. Learn more.
1. : having striking colors. colorful scenery. 2. a. : full of variety or interest. a colorful description. b. of speech : rude, offensive. … he had begun to gamble and use colorful language … Yohannes Edemariam. colorfully. ˈkə-lər-f (ə-)lē. adverb. colorfulness. ˈkə-lər-fəl-nəs. noun. Synonyms. chromatic. colored. kaleidoscopic. motley.
1. adjective B1+. Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours. The flowers were colourful and the scenery magnificent. People wore colourful clothes and seemed to be having a good time. colourfully adverb. ...the sight of dozens of colourfully-dressed people. 2. adjective B2.
Colorful is most often used to describe something that includes not just many different colors but especially bright and vibrant ones—like rainbows, leaves in the fall, or a candy store. The figurative sense of colorful also often implies a variety of things, such as in the phrase a colorful cast of characters.
Colourful definition: having intense colour or richly varied colours. See examples of COLOURFUL used in a sentence.
COLORFUL meaning: 1. US spelling of colourful 2. having bright colors or a lot of different colors : 3. interesting…. Learn more.
Definition of colourful adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
1. adjective. Something that is colorful has bright colors or a lot of different colors. The flowers were colorful and the scenery magnificent. 2. adjective. A colorful story is full of exciting details. The story she told was certainly colorful, and extended over her life in England, Germany, and Spain. 3. adjective.
1. Something that is colourful has bright colours or a lot of different colours. [...] 2. A colourful story is full of exciting details. [...] 3. A colourful character is a person who behaves in an interesting and amusing way. [...] More. Synonyms of 'colourful' • bright, rich, brilliant, intense [...]
